Ganassi did it in 2010 Joey Logano won the Daytona 500 for Penske in February. Penske also joined Chip Ganassi as the only owners to win the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500 in the same year. The victory gave Penske his 16th Indianapolis 500 win and first since Helio Castroneves in 2009. "Montoya coming from all the way in the back - I'll tell you, you give that guy the bit and put it in his mouth. He had to pit to repair the damage and restarted second-to-last in the field.Īfter working his way back through the field, he was penalized for running over his air hose during a pit stop - and again was sent deep into the pack. Montoya started 15th, but an accident on the first lap brought out the caution and Montoya was hit from behind by Simona de Silvestro under yellow. That 2000 victory was easy - Montoya has always said so - and when a driver leads 167 of the 200 laps, it clearly was a relaxed Sunday drive. On Sunday, he twice drove from the back of the field and fearlessly charged into the final few laps as the leader in a race where few wanted to be out front with the checkered flag looming, holding off teammate Will Power in the fourth-closest Indy 500 finish ever. That was evident for two weeks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Montoya confidently boasted to his three teammates that he would win the race. "I'm glad I am proving them right, that they made the right choice," Montoya said, pausing and lowering his eyes. In a moment of sincerity following his win, flanked by Team Penske president Tim Cindric, Montoya briefly suggested how much this one meant to him. The second one came for a 39-year-old man who proved JPM is back. The first one was 15 years ago and a stepping stone to Formula One.
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